A large swatch
I've been so busy at work, I haven't had the time (or the energy) to blog about my new purchase a Silver Reed LK-150 Knitting Machine [scroll to the bottom of that page for more info].
I purchased it from Nancy Roberts of Machine Knitting to Dye For. As luck would have it, she taught a class at Commuknity last Sunday so I picked it up from her there.
I took it home and played around with it a bit and was amazed at how effortless knitting with it was compared to my old machine, a Bond ISM. This machine has an auto-tension which means you don't have to fiddle with the yarn every row. That's a huge win. Plus there are other features that allow the carriage to do things I used to have to do manually with the ISM. There are plenty of fancier machines out there with a lot more bells and whistles, but this is a step up for me.
There hasn't been much real knitting with it yet, just some swatches as I watched the video.
Here's the largest swatch so far:
It's 8/2 Tencel from Webs. I was going to gather it underneath the cover so it looked like a slipcover, but I kind of like it draped. For now.
I don't know what my next project will be. Maybe an EZ Baby Surprise Jacket for a woman at work who's expecting... but do I have a suitable yarn? Maybe I need to go shopping.
I purchased it from Nancy Roberts of Machine Knitting to Dye For. As luck would have it, she taught a class at Commuknity last Sunday so I picked it up from her there.
I took it home and played around with it a bit and was amazed at how effortless knitting with it was compared to my old machine, a Bond ISM. This machine has an auto-tension which means you don't have to fiddle with the yarn every row. That's a huge win. Plus there are other features that allow the carriage to do things I used to have to do manually with the ISM. There are plenty of fancier machines out there with a lot more bells and whistles, but this is a step up for me.
There hasn't been much real knitting with it yet, just some swatches as I watched the video.
Here's the largest swatch so far:
It's 8/2 Tencel from Webs. I was going to gather it underneath the cover so it looked like a slipcover, but I kind of like it draped. For now.
I don't know what my next project will be. Maybe an EZ Baby Surprise Jacket for a woman at work who's expecting... but do I have a suitable yarn? Maybe I need to go shopping.
Labels: machine knitting, Tencel
4 Comments:
That is a large swatch!
Are you going to knit the jacket on the machine?
By
Abigail, at 8/05/2006 11:10 PM
Yes! That site has a pattern adapted for knitting machines. Pretty neat, eh?
By
Bogie, at 8/06/2006 9:38 AM
I've been wanting to knit the drop stitch tee by Jan from Knitting Arts. I can't remember how she did the bottom edge, though, so I haven't started. But I think it will be great fun!
Congrats on the upgrade. I can't believe how hard you were working before with that Bond.
By
spinnity, at 8/07/2006 9:38 PM
Nice! Can't wait to see what you pump out with that machine! I'm still saving money for one. Looks like it'll be a winter pleasure.
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Anonymous, at 8/10/2006 10:06 AM
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